I’ve been asked from time to time about how I find certain information on the web—information that others struggle to discover. So I’ve decided to share some tips on how to be a better searcher and actually find what you are looking for. This isn’t too difficult; usually if what you seek is on the ‘Net, you’ll likely find it. When I don’t find something, I think it’s just not there.

Here are my top five tips on successfully finding info on the ‘Net:

Use Search Operators to Narrow or Widen Your Search

Let me guess: When you search for an email marketing solution, you just type in “email marketing solution” (with or without the parentheses) and hit the “search” button. This a very generic search string so you’d find lots of sites offering email marketing solutions.

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